Gilpin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Gilpin County, Colorado?
Only 70% of eligible citizens in Gilpin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Gilpin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,414 of Gilpin County’s 4,874 eligible citizens voted: 70.0% turnout. That’s 12.6 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 24.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,460 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Gilpin County ranks #58 of 64 counties in Colorado for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitkin County | #55 | 69.4% | 1.4 |
| Cheyenne County | #56 | 69.6% | 1.4 |
| Archuleta County | #57 | 69.7% | 1.4 |
| Gilpin County | #58 | 70.0% | 1.4 |
| Kiowa County | #59 | 72.2% | 1.4 |
| Custer County | #60 | 74.4% | 1.3 |
| Elbert County | #61 | 74.9% | 1.3 |
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